LUT University of Finland appoints MythBusters’ Jamie Hyneman as Professor of Practice
LUT University in Lappeenranta, Finland, has appointed MythBusters’ Jamie Hyneman as the Professor of Practice for a five-year term as of Novemb...
COVID in Norway: New variant of Delta strain detected
According to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), a new variant of the Delta COVID-19 strain has been detected in Norway. The NIPH reporte...
Hybrid or electric cars make up for 90 percent of cars in Norway
The Norwegian Information Council for Road Traffic has recently stated that rechargeable hybrid or electric cars make up for 90 percent of cars in Nor...
The Arctic Circle Assembly 2021 – Almost Business As Usual!
“Preparing for this year’s Arctic Circle Assembly has been a gratifying and at times a stressful and tense process,” says Ásdís Ólaf...
Large-scale rare-earth mine to cease production in Greenland
According to Naaja H. Nathanielsen, Greenland’s Minister for Mineral Resources, a new legislation is being put in place by Greenland’s new...
Iceland’s see largest environmental accident in the country’s history
According to Morgunblaðið, oil leaking from the wreck of British the oil tanker, El Grillo, at the bottom of the fjord in Seyðisfjörður in East Icelan...
Flatey Island sees nature reserve double in size
A document has recently been signed by Iceland’s Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson that ensures the...
Finland set to test autonomous rail freight transport
A project to develop an autonomous industrial rail freight service in Finland is set to enter the development and verification phase after receiving f...